Intense combat at the battle at reservoir where he was captured. Watch korean war oral histories tonight beginning at 8 00 p. M. Eastern on cspan 3. Enjoy American History tv this week and every weekend on cspan 3. My name is jared frederick. Im an instructor of history at penn state al tuna and also a reenactor with the living history group. And we are here at Army Heritage days at the u. S. Army heritage and Education Center in carlisle, pennsylvania. And at this event, it is a major complex. Were here on the Army Heritage trail. One can find reenactors or living historians from all different time periods, ranging from the 17th century up to the present. My group, though, is here this weekend to discuss the 75th anniversary of the normandy invasion, which is taking place this summer, and we thought it certainly fitting to commemorate that event. And us putting on these old uniforms, wearing old equipment, it certainly gives us a better perspective and appreciation for what the greate
Furious fourth World War Ii History group. We are here at army had rich days at the u. S. Army heritage andrea and Education Center here in carlile, pennsylvania. At this event, its a major complex. We are here on the Heritage Army heritage trail. We can find reenacting historians from all different time periods from the 17th century up to the president. My group is here this weekend to discuss the 75th anniversary of the normandy invasion which is taking place this summer. We found it certainly fitting to commemorate that event. Us putting on these uniforms, wearing old equipment, it certainly gives us a better perspective and appreciation of what the greatest generation went through. If we can impart even a small inkling of that to passers by and families who come visit this place, then we feel like weve done a fairly good job. The unit that we portray is the Fourth Infantry Division. Its a unit that is sometimes overshadowed in the realm of World War Ii History. Nonetheless, it was
We are standing in the road to berlin, permanent gallery exhibits which open and december 2014, after several years of development. Our mission here at the National World War Ii Museum is telling the American Experience in world war ii. How it was fought and won and what it means today. The building we are in tells what i call, the war part of the story. How it was one. Here we are in the first gallery of the road to berlin and behind me you will see the large portraits of political leaders of the allying powers that line up if you will, of the two sides that well engage in this great struggle. When our visitors arrive in this gallery, we believe that they will know that pearl harbor has already occurred due to exhibits on the other side of the street in our museum, so with the country already at war, we have a video that introduces them to five major Strategic Elements with the United States and our allies which ones must master in order to win world war ii. These five key Strategic E
We are in the normandy landings gallery, the day at normandy, a very special gallery for us here because our museum was originally founded back in the 1990s as the National Dday museum. By congressional charter, we were charged with telling the story of the entire American Experience in world war ii. Why it was fun, how it was one and what it means today. So in this gallery, we get to big moments where the United States and their allies had to win this particular day. Dday, june six 1944. Behind me is our film, narrated by tom brokaw which gives our visitors the overarching story of dday at normandy but next to me, over here on the left is very special exhibit this is an exhibit case and is dedicated to ernie pyle, who actually watched the beaches at normandy where the American Forces landed. He saw all of the traces of war left over by troops who had been killed coming to shore at the beach. What we have in this case is actual artifacts and sand from utah and omaha beaches. Ernie pyle
Part program, we travel to new orleans to visit the National World war ii museums road to berlin exhibit. This Program Continues the story of the American Experience in the european theater beginning with the june 6th, 1944, d day invasion. Within the first hour, the shoreline is littered with men and Wounded Soldiers and the debris of were actually in the normandie landings gallery, d day at normandie. A very special gallery for us here because our museum was originally founded back in the 1990s as the National D Day museum by a congressional charter. We were charged with telling the story of the entire American Experience in world war ii while it was fought, thou how it was and what it means today. So in this gallery, we get to the big moment where the United States and her allies had to win this particular day, d day, june 6th, 1944. Behind me is our film narrated by tom brokaw which gives our visitors the overarching story of d day at normandie. But next to me over here on the left